Two weeks Today I’m 2 weeks post op from my hip replacement. The last two weeks have been painful, emotional and exhausting and that’s an understatement. I’ve cried more in the last two weeks than I have all year – safe to say it’s been a journey! It’s a journey however, that has been made possible by the kindness of family, friends and complete strangers … Continue reading Hip Replacement Surgery
I have had many defining moments in my life but in my career as a teacher the one that stands out is from 2006. I had a year 11 group of girls who were studying GCSE RE. It was Charity week and I’d suggested we could raise the £60 that the Oxfam Unwrapped catalogue said was needed to provide a school pack for a girl. … Continue reading The Kingstone Uganda Project
I realised today that I’d not written a blog post for a couple of months and since it’s a wet Saturday in Barnsley I decided to write about using poppy heads as a ‘stamp’ for creating a veneer made using the Mokume Gane technique using Polymer clay. I tried this when I’d just started out using clay and loved the result. However, when you are … Continue reading Polymer and Poppies
Its been a busy few weeks but today is a ‘free day.’ Once I’d done my Team LimbBo admin I decided to have a play! I’m working with some online Instagram friends to put together another free ebook – using scraps in Polymer Clay. I have a large storage box full of scrap clay – I basically throw everything in there for Tommy, LJ and … Continue reading Polymer Clay – trying surface treatments on Scraps
Hi all, I’m still experimenting with Polymer Clay, especially the technique know as Mokume Gane. I’m really enjoying this process. I’ve made lots of mistakes along the way and Tommy, LJ and Evi have all loved playing with scrap clay and the pasta machine . I’ve put these ideas together as several people were kind enough to say that my previous ebook helped them. I’ve … Continue reading Polymer Clay Mokume Gane Booklet 2
Just a quick blog post to say I’ve reopened my Etsy shop. My creative blog posts get lots of interest so I have uploaded PDFs of ‘How to…’ onto Etsy. Noticing walks – is all about walks with your camera The Etsy link is HERE POLYMER CLAY – MOKUME GANE – is tips, ideas and images around making polymer clay veneers using the Mokume Gane … Continue reading 2023 relaunch of Etsy shop
Never say Never… Is the name of a foundation for limb different families based in the US. It isn’t just a slogan it’s actually a way of life for the children and the volunteers I met at their pirate camp earlier this month. From the child with no limbs who went sailing, to the volunteer with no arms who happily used his feet to kayak. … Continue reading Never Say Never …
I’ve been working with Mokume Gane for a few months now and am gradually getting a feel for this technique. I’ve had lots of failures and lots of muddy brown lumps of clay but feel like there is a light at the end of the tunnel. There are two basic types of this technique- one where you make impressions in a stack of clay and … Continue reading Polymer Clay – Mokume Gane
Polymer clay is a great medium to work with. There are literally hundreds of tutorials on the internet which will give you inspiration. I love the Mokume Gane method and explain a bit more about it in this earlier blog post. I’ve found using stamps and scraps gives me the freedom to experiment on small pieces of clay. I tend to make ‘veneers’ with scraps … Continue reading Making Artwork from scraps
Do you want a hand with that Tommy or are you ok on your own? Is an oft heard phrase for us as Tommy was born with a limb Difference. He doesn’t have a right hand and only has a partial right forearm. This was totally unexpected, and we had no idea about the world of limb difference 7 years ago. If you want to … Continue reading The story behind the key rings…
Jane Hewitt 